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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 96009

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The 96009 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Big Valley Elementary, which serves students from the Big Valley Joint Unified school district. With only 68 students enrolled, Big Valley Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio and per-student spending than the state average, but its academic performance lags behind both district and state benchmarks.

Big Valley Elementary's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than the state average, ranging from 0% in 3rd grade English Language Arts to 46.15% in 5th grade. In mathematics, proficiency rates vary from 9.09% in 3rd grade to 30.77% in 5th and 6th grades, well below the state's 35.02% to 45.64% range. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%, more than double the state average.

Despite the additional resources allocated to Big Valley Elementary, the data suggests the school faces significant challenges in supporting its students' academic success. Further investigation into the school's curriculum, teaching practices, and community engagement efforts may be necessary to identify and address the root causes of these performance gaps and improve educational outcomes for the students in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Valley Elementary	Public	K-7	90 First St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5214	71	4	18.3	46.5%	54 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	15.4	18.4	30.8	15.8	$18,319	$17,004	$1,315

Cities Near Zip Code 96009

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bieber	0.12 mi	2
McArthur	14.61 mi	3	564^th
Fall River Mills	17.68 mi	2	379^th
Burney	31.36 mi	7	400^th
Ravendale	35.88 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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